Rose Cafe

Santa Barbara, CA · Mexican restaurant

Rating
4.4/5
★★★★☆ 4.4
Reviews
20
Rank in Santa Barbara
#140
of 453 restaurants
City Percentile
46%
rating percentile
Address
Rose Cafe, 1816 Cliff Dr, Santa Barbara, CA 93109
Phone
(805) 965-5513
Website
sbrosecafe.com
Status
Closes soon · 9 PM · Opens 8 AM Sat

Rose Cafe is a restaurant located in Santa Barbara, CA. It is one of 453 restaurants listed in Santa Barbara. Its 4.4-star rating matches the Santa Barbara city average of 4.4 stars. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

Hours

Friday8 AM–9 PM

Customer Reviews

★★★★☆ 4.0 Ronnie Tow · Dec 2025

Great Mexican food. Excellent margaritas including a spicy option which I recommend! Only reason I knocked a star off was because we ate all our chips and salsa before anyone came to take our order (10-15 minutes)

★★★★★ 5.0 Alison de Geus · Feb 2025

Terrific, flavorful fresh food! Enticing aromas and friendly family service! What a fantastic find! Rose's is a colorful, cozy retreat, tucked under a canopy of air-plants and succulents. We loved every bite and will definitely be returning!

★★★★★ 5.0 Elena L · Apr 2024

We were there on Taco Tuesday, 3 tacos for 6$, it is a really good deal, especially their tacos 🌮 very tasty. Carnitas and pollo are very good, care assda an average. Very friendly staff and good atmosphere, good customer service. In many places food is served in plastic plates, but here they are served in beautiful plates and they brought us tea in ceramic mugs, I really like it. It’s immediately obvious that they care about their visitors; they also brought extra hot water for tea. They also dog friendly and it’s nice

★☆☆☆☆ 1.0 Lily · Feb 2026

What happened to this place. The salsa lacks flavor. I ordered a cheese quesadilla and thought I’d try the tri-tip with it. The tri-tip was awful so I requested for just a cheese quesadilla. When it came out it was like they gave me a kids cheese quesadilla (much smaller) Sorry to say we will not be coming here again. Thumbs down 👎 This place is lacking some love

★★★★★ 5.0 Russell Keller (Gopher Man) · May 2025

If you don't know if you like Mexican food but want to give it a try, forget Taco Bell, and go to Rose café. If you don't like this a food than your not like any Mexican food. It is simply great. Very large menu, and anything on it is great!!

Accessibility & Amenities

✓ Wheelchair Accessible Entrance ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Parking Lot ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Restroom ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Seating

Services

Mexican restaurantBreakfast restaurant

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